The IRFU’s performance director has announced that they are in talks with a candidate to replace Erasmus.

Nucifora has said today that there have been very positive discussions with a possible replacement for Rassie Erasmus and claims that an announcement is likely to come very very soon.

You can watch his interview here. Video Credit Sinead Kissane Twitter account.

Munster and IRFU closing in on successor to Erasmus according to David Nucifora pic.twitter.com/OCMunvgzaK

— Sinéad Kissane (@sineadkissane) September 26, 2017

Speaking to the TV3 sports reporter Nucifora is hopeful that an agreement can be reached and stressed that getting someone who was a good fit for the province was of paramount importance.

“We are talking closely with someone and we would be hopeful that things would continue to go well and an agreement might be reached.

“Things can change very quickly, but there is a lot of progress that has been made. We would be hopeful in the coming weeks that we would have something to announce.

When asked if he believed the new coach would be a good fit for the province, the Australian responded:

“We do. That has been the key thing all along. We did not want to rush it. We wanted to make sure we had the right person.”

In recent weeks, Rassie Erasmus has confirmed that fellow South African Dave Wessels is in the running to replace him at the province. Wessels worked under Erasmus at the Stormers in Super Rugby and last season coached the Perth based Western Force before the Australian franchise was disbanded.